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Caddo leaders seek talks to buy Louisiana Tech site for new career center
Summary
Superintendent Burton asked the Building, Grounds & Security Committee to authorize staff to begin price negotiations with Louisiana Tech for a roughly 30‑acre site near I‑20 that would become a new career center; the committee recommended the move to the full board.
Superintendent Burton asked the Caddo Parish School Board’s Building, Grounds & Security Committee on Nov. 1 to allow staff to begin price negotiations with Louisiana Tech University for property that includes the site now housing the district’s virtual academy and about 30 acres of adjacent frontage.
Burton said the request is part of a broader workforce‑development strategy that also includes moving more central‑office staff into schools, auditing high‑school coursework and expanding dual‑enrollment and industry partnerships. “We could build this building without adding any burden to the taxpayers,” Burton said, urging…
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